 Standout special teams performer and experienced defensive back with versatility to contribute at either safety position… Played in 84 career regular season games with 26 starts… Also saw action in two playoff games… Totaled 184 career tackles, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries, including one for a touchdown, and seven passes defensed… Also totaled 63 career tackles, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries on special teams… Placed on the Injured Reserve list on November 11, 2009, ending his 2009 season… Contributed two tackles and two special teams stops in playoffs… Ranked second on the team with a career-high 21 special teams tackles in 2008… Originally entered the league as Tampa Bay’s fourth-round selection (111th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. |
 2009: Played in eight games this season with two starts (vs. N.Y. Giants and at Washington) before being placed on the Injured Reserve list on November 11… Posted one tackle in season opener against Dallas (9/13)… Had three stops and one special teams tackle at Buffalo (9/20)… Made first start of season and led the secondary with a career-high 13 tackles vs. N.Y. Giants (9/27)… Recorded one tackle at Washington (10/4)… Notched two tackles at Philadelphia (10/11)… Saw action in the secondary and on special teams vs. Carolina (10/18) and vs. New England (10/25)… Tallied one tackle vs. Green Bay (11/8). |
 2008: Appeared in all 16 contests on the season… Named a special teams captain… Ranked second on the team with a career-high 21 special teams tackles… Totaled 11 tackles on defense, including one TFL, one fumble recovery and a second-best 21 special teams tackles… Had one special teams stop in season opener at New Orleans (9/7)… Appeared on special teams vs. Atlanta (9/14)… Had one special teams stop at Chicago (9/21)… Notched two special teams tackles vs. Green Bay (9/28)… Posted one tackle and two special teams stops at Denver (10/5)… Tallied two tackles and one special teams stop vs. Carolina (10/12)… Tied for the team lead with three special teams tackles vs. Seattle (10/19)… Saw action at Dallas (10/26)… Posted one tackle and two special teams stops at Kansas City (11/2)… Finished with three tackles, including one TFL, and one forced fumble on special teams vs. Minnesota (11/16)… Tallied one tackle, one fumble recovery and two special teams tackles at Detroit (11/23)… Led team with three special teams tackles vs. New Orleans (11/30)… Posted two special teams stops at Carolina (12/8)… Tallied three tackles and two special teams stops vs. Oakland (12/28). 2007: Appeared in 15 contests and inactive for one other (vs. St. Louis)… Also appeared in lone playoff contest… Finished the season with 14 tackles… Also added 15 special teams stops and two fumble recoveries on special teams… Posted one tackle and one special teams stop at Seattle (9/9)… Had one tackle vs. New Orleans (9/16)… Notched two tackles in a reserve role at Carolina (9/30)… Had one special teams tackle at Indianapolis (10/7)… Posted two special teams tackles vs. Tennessee (10/14)… Registered one special teams tackle at Detroit (10/21) and vs. Jacksonville (10/28)… Totaled two tackles and two special teams stops at Atlanta (11/18)… Recovered one fumble on special teams vs. Washington (11/25)… Had two tackles and two special teams stops at New Orleans (12/2)… Tied for the team lead with three special teams stops vs. Atlanta (12/16)… Posted two special teams stops while also seeing significant action in the secondary at San Francisco (12/23)… Tallied six tackles and one special teams fumble recovery vs. Carolina (12/30)… Posted two tackles and one special teams stop in NFC Wild Card game vs. N.Y. Giants (1/6). 2006: Started all 16 contests… Ranked sixth on the team with a career-high 83 tackles… Finished campaign with 83 tackles, two passes defensed and four special teams tackles… Posted six tackles in season opener vs. Baltimore (9/10)… Had six tackles and one special teams tackle at Atlanta (9/17)… Finished contest against Carolina (9/24) with five tackles, one pass defensed and one special teams stop… Totaled five tackles, including one TFL, and one special teams stop at New Orleans (10/8)… Notched four tackles vs. Cincinnati (10/15)… Registered seven tackles vs. Philadelphia (10/22)… Had a then season-high eight tackles at N.Y. Giants (10/29)… Had four stops at Carolina (11/13)… Notched a season-high nine tackles at Dallas (11/23)… Recorded four tackles at Pittsburgh (12/3)… Matched his season-high with nine tackles and one special teams tackle at Chicago (12/17)… Recorded three tackles and one pass defensed at Cleveland (12/24)… Had eight tackles, including one TFL, vs. Seattle (12/31). 2005: Played in 13 contests (all but at Atlanta, vs. Chicago and at New Orleans) with eight starts (five at free safety: vs. Buffalo, vs. Detroit, at San Francisco, vs. Carolina and vs. Washington; and three at strong safety: at N.Y. Jets, vs. Miami and vs. New Orleans)… Also appeared in playoff contest vs. Washington… Totaled 51 tackles, three interceptions, three passes defensed, two tackles for loss, and one fumble recovery… Ranked 10th on the team with a then career-high 51 tackles despite missing three contests because of injury… Ranked third on the team with three interceptions… Ranked eighth on the team with 14 special teams tackles… Scored first career touchdown vs. Miami (10/16), returning a QB Gus Frerotte fumble 33 yards for a score… Recorded first career multi-interception game with two interceptions of QB Brett Favre at Green Bay (9/25)… Led team with a career-high four special teams tackles at Minnesota (9/11)… Also saw significant action at free safety against the Vikings… Totaled one tackle in first career start at free safety vs. Buffalo (9/18)… Part of a defensive effort that limited the Bills offense to 147 total yards, eight first downs and one field goal… Added one special teams stop against the Bills… Saw significant action at free safety because of injury to starter S Dexter Jackson at Green Bay (9/25)… Recorded first career multi-interception game against the Packers, picking off QB Brett Favre twice in the fourth quarter… Finished contest with four tackles, two passes defensed and two special teams tackles… Registered seven tackles in start at free safety vs. Detroit (10/2)… Started at strong safety at N.Y. Jets (10/9) because of injury to S Jermaine Phillips… Finished contest against the Jets with five tackles, including one TFL… Made second consecutive start at strong safety vs. Miami (10/16)… Scored first career touchdown against the Dolphins, returning a third quarter QB Gus Frerotte fumble 33 yards for a touchdown… Added three tackles and two special teams stops against Miami… Totaled a career-high 11 tackles in start at free safety at San Francisco (10/30)… Part of a defense that limited the 49ers to 50 passing yards… Added two special teams tackles against the 49ers… Started at free safety vs. Carolina (11/6), registering five tackles… Totaled five tackles in start vs. Washington (11/13) before leaving the game in the second half because of a knee sprain… Inactive at Atlanta (11/20), vs. Chicago (11/27) and at New Orleans (12/4) because of injury… Returned to action at Carolina (12/11), seeing significant time in the secondary and on special teams, posting one tackle and one special teams tackle… Posted third interception of the year in start at strong safety vs. New Orleans (1/1), picking off a QB Todd Bouman pass in the first quarter… Finished regular season finale against the Saints with eight tackles, one pass defensed and one special teams tackle… Saw action at safety and on special teams in first career playoff game vs. Washington (1/7) in NFC Wild Card contest… Totaled one special teams tackle against the Redskins. 2004: Played in all 16 games… Totaled four tackles, one interception and two passes defensed on the season… Ranked seventh on the team with eight special teams tackles, adding one forced fumble on special teams… Saw significant action on special teams in first NFL contest at Washington (9/12)… Contributed two special teams tackles at Oakland (9/26)… Added one forced fumble on special teams against the Raiders… Recorded one special teams tackle at New Orleans (10/10) and at St. Louis (10/18)… Saw first career action at strong safety against Kansas City (11/7)… Totaled two special teams tackles against the Chiefs… Posted one special teams tackle and one pass defensed vs. Atlanta (12/5)… Saw significant action on defense because of injury to starter S John Howell at San Diego (12/12)… Recorded first career interception against the Chargers off QB Drew Brees… Totaled one special teams tackle vs. New Orleans (12/19)… Added two tackles and one pass defensed against the Saints… Matched his season high with two tackles from his safety position at Arizona (1/2). |
 Played in 50 career games with 14 starts... Finished his tenure at Ohio State with 136 career tackles, two sacks, 6.5 stops for losses of 39 yards, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, nine pass deflections and five interceptions... All-American First-Team selection by The NFL Draft Report and the Football Writers Association in 2003... Earned 2003 All-Big Ten Conference First-Team honors... Started all 13 games at strong safety as a senior, ranking second on the team with a career-high 83 tackles (42 solos)... Totaled two interceptions, six passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in his final campaign at OSU… Played in all 13 games, starting one game at nickel back in 2002... Finished with 32 tackles (22 solos) and one sack... Intercepted two passes and deflected two others... Also recovered one fumble… Played in all 12 games, mostly on special teams in 2001... Recorded 14 tackles (13 solos), one sack, one interception and one pass deflection… Played in all 12 games on special teams as a freshman... Totaled seven solo tackles on the season… Majored in communications. |
 In the spring of 2006, developed "Quest for Real Life Success”… Quest is an after school program designed to prepare students for life after high school… Formulated the Will Allen Foundation in May 2008, which performs charitable work in Tampa and in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio… Served as a celebrity escort and model in the Fashion Funds the Cure show to benefit the Pediatric Cancer Foundation in 2008 and 2009… Took part in three-day seminars at both the Harvard Business School and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University as part of the NFL’s Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program in February and March 2008… Spoke to students at Turkey Creek Middle School in Plant City about the importance of physical activity and sound nutrition during a Buccaneers and American Heart Association “What Moves U” fitness rally in January 2008… During the “Buccaneers Day of Giving” in December 2007 and December 2008, joined other players by surprising 30 local needy families with Christmas gifts, and then joined them on a shopping spree to a local department store… Escorted cancer survivors during the SAKS Fifth Avenue “Key to the Cure” Fashion Show to benefit the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in October 2007… Celebrated the start of the 2007 season at the Official Season Kickoff Party presented by Miller Lite… In 2006, was on hand with several teammates to help collect toys for the Metropolitan Ministries annual toy drive by signing autographs at the Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Tent in exchange for the donation of a new, unwrapped toy… Visited children in the University Community Hospital Pediatric Care Center to sign Buccaneers pennants for them for the holidays in 2005… In October 2005, teamed up with several teammates, the Home Depot and the United Way of Tampa Bay to landscape the front of Potter Elementary School in Tampa as part of the NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle in an effort to inspire volunteerism throughout the community… Joined several teammates at the North Shore Retirement Home in 2004 to sing holiday tunes and pass out Buccaneer pennants… As part of Thanksgiving 2004, stuffed and distributed food baskets at Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Food Tent… Made an appearance at the North Tampa Boys & Girls Club with other members of the Buccaneers Rookie Club to run the Gatorade Youth Football Clinic during the 2004 season… Has two younger brothers playing college football; Steve for Army and Chris for Ball State… Attended Wayne (Huber Heights, OH) High School, earning Associated Press Division I All-Ohio, Super Prep All-Midwest and Rivals.com Top 100 honors... Also played baseball and ran track... Son of Keith and Monica Allen... Born Will Allen on June 17, 1982 in Dayton, Ohio. |
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